Homicide detective Frank Harriman is on the case when when the wreckage of a small plane is found. The plane was owned by a detective who disappeared a decade before, and who was thought to be involved with aiding the killer of a police officer's family. As new evidence points to another possibility, Harriman becomes the target of someone who wants the past to stay buried.

From the Publisher:Edgar Award-winning author Jan Burke, acclaimed for her Irene Kelly novels, hits the ground running with a harrowing thriller featuring homicide detective Frank Harriman. When the wreckage of a small plane belonging to a Las Piernas Police Department detective who disappeared a decade ago is discovered in the San Bernardino Mountains, an emotional and disturbing triple-homicide case is reopened with a vengeance. Was the pilot a sellout who murdered a key witness? Alone, following his instincts, Frank traces the path of his predecessor to uncover the truth -- and comes face-to-face with a madman whose killing intent has just taken off.